A/n: hold fic please be gentle
Haruka's twilight nightmare how to rescue her!
(in harukas view.)
Saturday morning I woke, My Micheru beside me. To day was a special day. All of Tokyo was celebrating the return of the queen. Crystal Tokyo was built. Mamo-san and Usagi-chan had long since been married. Minako , Makoto , Rei , Ami , Setsuna , and even hotaru were happily married as well. As for Micheru and my self , we're just happy to see each other. I looked at the clock next to me and put my hand over my mouth. It was 12:30 in the afternoon. I guess that's what happens when you play piano until 4 am. My Micheru and I sat up in the music room until 2 , then went down stares for a cup of coffee yes I know a stupid thing to do at 2 am , but what can I say. It was time to get up. I turned to be staring directly into a pair of sleepy , yet soft aqua eyes , with a tuff of aqua hair in front of one. Startled I jumped , and fell backwards off the bed. This made her giggle. " good morning Haruka. Are we a little jumpy this afternoon?" she was being playful. It was still early for me and I wasn't much for talking when I woke up. " morning? It's...oh you all ready said that. Hello will do. Yes hello Micheru." I said climbing to my feet. She only rolled onto her back and laughed. I set my pillow back on the bed and sat cross legged next to her." think Usagi-chan's back at the palace yet?" She sat up , a forlorn look on her face. " I don't know. Mamo-san said he wasn't sure when she would get in. you know Haruka I miss the old Usagi-chan. She's not as full of light as she used to be." She said. I looked down at her as I sat next her. " darling Micheru , Rinnie just went off to another country for a whole year , Usagi-chan won't be herself until she comes back. If you asked me I think she's a little to young to stay on her own like that. It is true she is 16 , but still." I said. She smiled. " baka Haruka-chan , we were running around several countries when we were only 14!" she play scolded. It was true. We got into a lot of trouble. Trouble that Rinnie-chan will never face. The phone rang. " Kaioh Micheru." She answered. Her face lit up. I love to see her so happy. " YES! I will be there as soon as I can. Haruka will meet us later." She said. She hung up. " what was that about?" I asked. I was meeting her and some one else later. " it's a surprise. But meet us at the park at sunset." She said smiling at me. " well where are you going?" I asked. " shopping , where else!" she said. I rolled my eyes. That would be another 20 or so new dresses , all ways jewelry , most assuredly shoes to mach the dresses , and more hair ties and lipstick to add to her ever growing collection. We had a room devoted entirely to her lipstick , hair ties , shoes , and jewelry , not to mention the rest of her cosmetic collection. We live in a big house by the sea. for a short time Setsuna lived with us. My Micheru had become vary ill then , and still has fainting spells from it. The doctors say she will get out of that as time goes by , but it still scars me. I didn't know that day that the two next days would bring terror to my heart , as well as the other senshi's. Micheru went into the dressing room to get ready. " you're changing all ready?" I asked her appearing in the door way to the room. " yes. It will take me a while to day. I want to impress her. An old friend of mine." She said. " is she married?" I asked her. She laughed and came to me in the door way , still in her night gown. I had bought it for her. It resembled so much that of something that a princess would ware I couldn't pass up the opportunity to bye it. No it was not see through. " Haruka don't be so jealous , she's an old friend , and yes she is married , to a sea captain." She paused a minute. Then getting this big smile she continued. She was going to give me a clue. " who we also know. not as well but we know him." She said. I still had no idea who she was talking about. I gave up trying. I gave her a gentle kiss on the fore head , and went back to our room to change my self. I heard her giggle as I left. She knew I would think about it all day. I went in , and passing by a mirror I caught a glimpse of my hair. So that's why she had been laughing as I left. 'oh well ,' I thought. ' at least I don't have to get mine wet to get a brush threw it.' I went over to my dresser and picked up my comb. It was gold , with jewels on it. Three sapphires. I went back over to the mirror and combed out my hair. I didn't feel much like sitting home all day while she went out with friends. I picked up the phone. I decided to call Makoto. She all ways has something up her sleeve on days like this. She was alone to day because her husband had some things to do out of the country. All the scouts children were in the same country with Rinnie. Training if you will. Mako-chan answered on the first ring. " Kino Makoto." She said. Her tone was so cheery that I had to laugh. " hello Mako-chan. It's me Haruka. I was calling to see if you would like to do something to day." I said. I heard her giggle on the other line. Her giggle turned into a laugh. " what's so funny?" I asked. " I was just about to call you with the same question." She said. " got any ideas? Micheru is going out with some friends , and I really don't feel like sitting here until sunset when I'm going to meet them at the park." I said. " well actually , there is a festival down by the Tokyo tower. I was thinking about going. We could go." She said. " sure. I'll pick you up in about ten minutes." I said. " great by." She said and hung up. " you're going out too?" I heard Micherus voice from the door way. I turned to see her. She wore a sky blue dress that went to her knees , her Sailor Neptune shoes , and a light sea blue bow in her hair. " yes , I just called Mako-chan. She and I are going to a festival down at the Tokyo tower. There are more in the park." I said. I still had on my night clothes which actually were an old pair of stretch pants and one of my shirts. She walked up to me , putting her arms around my neck loosely as she looked into my eyes. " have fun to day Haruka , but no flirting!" she said. I smiled at her. " only with the really cute ones to day." I said teasing her. She smiled back at me. kissing my cheek she bid me fare well and left.
Five minutes later I was dressed and was on my way to pick up Mako-chan. She was standing out front waiting for me. it was a nice day. I knew she would ware green so I put on my one and only green shirt with my whit pants. I had rolled up the sleeves on it , and wore it loose. " what a coincidence we are both warring green and white. You look nice to day Makoto." I said. She loves it when I compliment her. Some times I think she still sees me as a man. but then she goes and says something like she did in the car and it all ways makes me change my mind. " not dressed like a girl today ha?" she asked sarcastically. " no. when do I ever?...oh never mind , the party last year I forgot." I said. She laughed. " how , every one was so confused , even Usa-chan didn't recognize you!" she said. It was rather amusing. I sent Micheru to the party first so I could borrow one of her dresses without her going crazy over makeup. I was fashionably late , so every one saw me come in. I had made such an impression on every one that I stopped the numerous conversations as I passed. Micheru almost passed out when she saw me. I wore a long sea green dress with gold trim on the skirt and bodice. It was vary low cut and off the shoulder. The bodice was laced with gold rope trim , and curved every where. In gold thread flowers had been sewn on.
Usagi-chan was so happy to see me so dressed up that she took my hand and dragged me up to the throne. She got every ones attention and shouted. " every one , this is our best sailor senshi Haruka Ten'ou!" To compliment the dress I borrowed Micherus emerald necklace. After every thing calmed down , Micheru and I danced all night. She and the other senshi still teas me about it. I think maybe this year I'll even put a little make up on.
Mako-chan and I stood on top of the Tokyo tower , alone. We looked down at every thing. She started humming something. " what's that your humming?" I asked. Her cheeks turned red for a moment. " well I sort of made it up. it's called rainy day man. because I used to have so many boyfriends. Then I ran into ken again and he started dating me , and he all ways reminds me of a music box tune I heard once. It's our song now." She said. She had turned to me and was leaning against the railing. Before I could respond I noticed that there was two lines of people. They were making a path. Looking further out I saw Usagi-chan. She was looking for us. "my queen!" I shouted. I took off the rose I was warring that I had bought and tossed it to the ground. She ran up to it , picked it up , and waved at us. I waved back , and she went inside to come up. " the view is wonderful from up here Usagi-chan will like it." Mako-chan said. She turned facing the city again. I walked up next to her and spread my arms on the railing as I leaned into a heavy wind. I felt some ones presence , but it wasn't Usagi. " I remember the battle we fought up here." Her voice echoed. I turned to see Kaiorie Knight standing behind us. She wore a long black dress , extremely low cut as usual. " what do you want?" I asked coldly. " to apologize. You see I was in love with professor Tomoe and I would do any thing for him. But I see that I was wrong now. I was under the influence of Master Pharaoh 90 and Mistress 9. I didn't realize at the time that it wasn't him at all. he offered me powers , and I took them thinking that maybe he would one day become closer to me and see that I loved him. But then Mistress 9 got rid of me , and he didn't even give me a second look." She said. I could see tears forming in her eyes. Could it be that this monster really was a human? I couldn't believe it. But then she fell to her knees crying at my feet. " how did you find me and why would you want to apologize to me?" I asked. I was surprised by her answer. She looked up at me. " because you are the only one that could possibly for give me now. I've been to every other scout. None of them will speak to me." she said. " I will." Usagi-chan said walking up behind her. " you all ways were kind Usagi-chan. How can I ever mach up to you." I said. She smiled up at me. " you are kind Haruka , in your own way." She said. Then turned to Kaiorie Knight again. " will you accept the healing of the silver crystal?" she asked. " yes I will my queen!" she said.
At dusk I dropped Mako-chan back at her house , and headed to the park. I knew where she would be. I spotted her with another woman and a man by the statue of a dolphin jumping or being carried by a wave. As I approached I saw that the man was Mamo-sans friend from the crown arcade. Then the woman turned her head as Micheru looked up. " Elsa Grey!" I asked. I stood there for a few minutes. She smiled at me. " Haruka-san...it's been a while since we had a race. Are you still as fast as the wind?" she asked. I suddenly felt a little intimidated by her question. " care to find out?" I asked. " certainly. From here to the end of the park and back." She said. " sure." I said. We both stretched. Micheru gave the call. We took off. I was soon far a head of her. But she managed to catch up. she had been practicing. We ended up tying. Micheru stood up and cheered for both of us. We sat back down and started talking. " what brings you back here? The last I heard of you was that you were in England." I said. " you actually. I figured out that you stopped racing shortly after I introduced you to Micheru , because you were the sailor senshi of the outer planets." She said. I looked surprised and was. " you knew about us the whole time then?" I asked. " um hum. I followed her one night to see where she went to , and saw you two transform." She said. " are you coming to the red party tomorrow?" I asked changing the subject. " isn't that only for the friends of the queen and princess?" she asked. " and the king." I said.
The next day Micheru and I had gotten ready for the red party. See we have 11 parties a year. Well 15 actually. One for every color of the rainbow. In January we have the white party. Every one , men included , comes in white. Then in February we have the black party. Again every one comes in black. In March we have the indigo party where every one come dressed in indigo. In April is the blue part , in May is green party , in June we have the yellow party and Usagi-chans and Rinnie-chans birthdays , in July we have the orange party , in August we have the red party which is what were in now. In September we have the gold party , in October we have the silver party and Mamo-sans birthday , in November we have the rainbow party where every one comes in their favorite color , and in December we have the crystal party where every one is dressed like Usagi or Mamo-san. ( no i am not that messed up , i dress a Usagi-chan.) Usagi-chan dies her hair to mach the color of the party , and at the rainbow party she dies it 10 colors. She was sporting her red odongos that night. Micheru and I had to go to the palace a little early that day. I invited Elsa and her husband to come with us. I had to pick her up at 1 it was 9. Micheru and I had been up since 6. Micheru was having a good day , so was i. She stood in front of the floor length mirror admiring her dress. I walked up behind her. I put my arms around her waist. She smiled and leaned into me. I reached up with a soft hand , and pulled her hair back off her shoulders. " I think you should put it up." I said. I walked over to my desk and opened the drawer. I pulled out my old red scarf. It had been so many years since I wore it I had forgotten why. It was a prefect match to her long dress. Her dress was palmagrannet red and had off the shoulder sleeves that clung tightly to her arms. The bodice was white , with gold ties , that laced it closed. I tightened my arms around her waist as I closed my eyes. My head rested on her silken shoulder. With a sigh she closed her eyes and leaned her head on mine. " let's stay like this all day." She said. " we can't. you wouldn't want to miss the party would you?" I asked. I whispered it in her ear. I could feel her melt , and she held in her breath. She says when I whisper it sounds like a spring breeze. " I'm a little tired , do you think it would hurt if I took a little nap?" she asked. " no , not at all. after all you don't want to miss the surprise Usagi-chan has told us of. if you ask me she's setting us up." I said. " I think you're right. I wonder what she has up her sleeve this time." She purred. The month before she had given us a vacation on Neptune. Maybe it will be Uranus this month. I turned her to face me and kissed her fore head. " come on , I think I'll take a nap too." I said. I slipped my arm around her waist. She lay down first. I lay next to her and again put my arm around her waist. I moved closer to her smothering my face in her hair. She all ways smelled like the sea. not only to me but to every one. It was her ora. She lived it , she breathed it , she thought of it every day , and dreamed of it every night. As i was thinking this , i noticed that her breathing had relaxed. She was sleeping. I pushed her hair under my face on the pillow , and soon drifted off my self. While i slept i too dreamed of the sea. she and i were under the water. The light filtered around us in sparkles , and bubbles. We could hear dolphins in the back ground.
I woke first to see Makoto standing by us. " Mako-chan , what are you doing here?" I asked. Micheru was still sleeping. I then realized that she was in her fuku. " what happened?" I asked. " it's a good thing I came. When I got here some one had broken ...they were going to kill Micheru!" she said eyes filling with tears. " what , why didn't I wake up?" I asked. " they put you both out. Before I got here they gave you both a shot of something." She said. I looked at my left arm and there was a puncture wound there. I looked over to my Micheru. She wasn't moving. Her breathing was vary slow. I picked her up. I held her close to me in my arms. " Micheru." I said. No answer. " Micheru , come on sweetie , wake up." I said , running my hands through her hair. " here maybe this will help." Mako-chan said. She handed me a glass of water. I propped Micheru up on my pillow , and put the glass to her lips. After only a few drops she awoke. She took the glass from me and drank it. I took the glass from her and set it on the night stand. She put her hand to her left arm. "What happened?" she asked. I went over what Mako-chan had told me. she closed her eyes. " I didn't want to tell you but I guess I must now." She said. " what , Micheru what happened?" I asked. She began crying. " I saw something I shouldn't have. I swore my silence but they must not believe me." she said. I took her in my arms. " Micheru , calm down a little and tell us what happened. What did you see?" I asked , soothingly as I stroked her hair out. She looked up at me. I have to be strong. I can't show her any weakness now. I said to my self , her eyes , they had seen something no mortal should ever have to. " the destruction of a white crystal. The shrike that was heard , I'll never for get it , oh Haruka , it was so sad to see." She said. A white crystal is a crystal that holds some ones dreams. That meant that there was a person some where , who was now dreamless. Dreams are vary precious to us sailor senshi. Each one of us has dreams for the future. Most of them are full filled now , but some are still held in theses crystals. Usagi-chan made them for every one. When all there dreams had been achieved , the crystals were given to Usagi to add to her garden. I don't know the story because I was such a small part in it , but Rinnie has a friend called Pegasus , the watcher of all dreams , and he visits her. It was some thing I had hoped she would never see. " it's 12:30 now. We should get to the palace to tell Usagi." Makoto said. We were all quiet. We all remembered when I saw it. It had me in tears for days. I could only imagine the sadness she had been hiding. " okay , you coming Mako-chan?" I asked. " no , that's okay , I have some things to do here I'll run when I'm done." She said. "hugh?" i asked. " oh well that's what i came over for , was to help you clean for the party you having tomorrow , not like it's really messy though." She said. " oh , if you must. Just don't go into that desk drawer." I said pointing to the first drawer of my desk. Not even Micheru knows what's in it. " Haruka for the last time , when i open things i have to have the keys to them , and i don't have the key to that one , to top that off it's your personal thing , and i do not go into it because you asked me not to , now i don't know what's in there but I'm not going to look." Mako-chan said. " all right that's the last time I'm going to bug you about it." I said. I gave her a grin. "ogg." She breathed putting a hand to her head. " forgiven , you and your tricks." She said. I laughed as i left. She wouldn't open it. What none of them knew was that it wasn't locked.
We arrived at Elsas apartment just as she stepped out the door. "Haruka-san , Micheru-chan! Coming right down!" she yelled. I waved to her. Micheru suddenly took my hand from her place in the passenger seat next to me. she was looking at some one. " Micheru , what is it?" i asked , looking at her in concern. She closed her eyes for a minute. I looked over and there was a man standing there. He pointed to her and mouthed the words 'watch your back.' And ran away. I would have run after him but he was all ready out of sight.
When we got to the palace , Usagi had all ready been told of the crystal. She was not happy. " why didn't you tell us about it?" she asked. She took both Micherus hands , and held them tight in her own as she looked into her eyes. " i was afraid they would come after me. that they would hurt Haruka or I." My Micheru said. She began to cry again. Usagi looked at her. Her own eyes filling with tears. I took Micheru into my arms. " it's all right. I may be able to help this person. Micheru-chan , Haruka-chan , go lay down , calm her , she is no use to me in this state. Not that i blame you of course." She said. " oh and get plenty of rest , I've got a great surprise for you two." She said. Her wings fluttered at that. " Usako-chan , cool it on the feathers. you'll blow Micherus hair out of place." I laughed as i walked off.
There is a room in the palace made for us. The room has to parts to it. The lower half of the room is painted to look like your underwater , and it's realistic too. The top half of the room is made to look like your floating in the sky. Micherus bed is a waterbed with fish swimming in it. It's clear and you feed them from the headboard. It sits on the floor which is real sea sand. My bed is suspended by clear wires to make it look like it's just floating up there. Micheru likes to lay and watch the fish under her , and i like to lay and watch the clouds role by above me. i have a skylight just above my head that i can open , or close. As you know the intire palace is made from quarts crystals. When i say sky light i mean a little window in the top of the crystal that opens and shuts. I jumped up to my bed , and laid down. I rolled to my stomach and stretched out on it. It was really a chase , with fluffy pillows on it. " Micheru , you can come watch the clouds if you want." I said peaking my head over the edge of it. She rolled to her back and looked at me with a smile. " but then the fish would get lonely." She said. I rolled my eyes at her , and threw a pillow. " good night Micheru." I said. " night Haruka." She said. She turned back to her fish , and i turned back to my clouds. She started humming to her fish , which put me to sleep.
When Usagi-chan woke us it was time for the party. She and Elsa had been talking all day. It was dark , and the moon shown a brilliant white above me. i sat up , pulled closed the window , and nimbly jumped down. Usagi giggled as i landed. " what's so funny?" i asked. " oh nothing , just thinking about to night that's all." she said. Micheru and i looked at her oddly.
Micheru and I swept across the dance floor. Her dress swirling out as we spun in a waltz. Mamo-san and Usagi-chan danced by us. At one point i wanted to talk to Usagi , and twirled her away from Mamo-san , and into my arms. Mamo-san swept Micheru into the dance. Usagi looked a little scared. " so what do you want?" she asked. I smiled at her. " to dance with a beautiful woman." I said teasing her. " oh , Haruka , really." She said smiling back. " what you mean you really figured it out?" i asked a mock disappointed look on my face. " i know Micheru is the only one for you...despite what happened during the Professor Tomoe incident." She said. " that was before i grew up." i said. " so i know you wanted to talk." She said. " well , i was wondering if maybe Micheru could stay here to night , and maybe for a few weeks , until we can figure out what's going on." I said. " why?" she stopped , her red odongos flapping into my face for a second. " it's worse than you know my queen. May we go out into the garden?" i asked. She nodded , and i whisked her away by the arm. " now what is it?" she asked. I had to compliment her first. " you look gorgeous out in the moon light." I said. She backed away , I upset her. " I would like to be serious now , if you don't mind." She snapped. " they tried to kill us. Her more than me. I am worried for her safety. That's why i want her to stay here , they won't dare make an attempt in the palace , they would be caught." I said. " I'm sorry Haruka , i can't do that. Rinnie is too important. If they did , they might hurt her. She's coming back to morrow. I can't take the risk." She said. " vary well." I breathed. I couldn't be angry at her. Micheru came out followed by Mamo-san. " i just rescued her from certain disaster. It went unnoticed though." He said. " ha , what happened?" i asked as My Micheru ran into my arms. " they tried to take me away from the palace , the same people. They didn't believe me." she said. Suddenly two darts came from no where . both Micheru and Usagi were hit , and fell to the ground. That left us. Mamo-san and i were prepared to fight. Something came from the bushes , then multiplied. " super Uranus crystal power make up!" i shouted , transforming. I heard Micheru wake. " Usagi , can you hear me?" she asked. " Neptune , can you transform?" i asked. " right , super Neptune crystal power!" she yelled. I looked to my left and Mamoru was all ready Tuxedo Kamen. " Deep aqua mirror! Submarine reflection!" she yelled first calling to her mirror , then attacking with it. " space sward! Space sward blaster!" i yelled following her lead. Her power united with my sward , and Tuxedo Kamen threw a rose which also united with the space sward giving it extra potency. I lunged forwards with my attack , slicing all the yomas in one blow. Neptune fell into my arms , her mirror dropping to the ground. " lets take them in , and up to your room , before some one notices. We don't want to cause a panic." I said. " right." He said. We had de-transformed. He took Usagi-chan , and i took Micheru. We jumped up to the highest ledge we could.
Neptune's mirror appeared over her , and slowly lay it's self on her chest , in her hand. I had called away my sward. Ami-chan was in the room typing away at her computer to see what was on those darts. Mamoru-san and i looked up as Ami-chan shouted. " I've got it! It's a drug called ephoghistomine." She said. " but that's a hallucinogen not a sedative." I said. The other two looked at me. " how would you know that?" Ami-chan asked. " okay , okay , i used to belong to one of those R.P.G groups that used it to make it more realistic." I said. They continued looking at me. " i was a kid okay. It was fun." I said. The staring still continued until i shouted. " enough all ready it's not like i really had a choice , they had it smoking from the walls!" "well at any rate they should be fine by morning. This drug tends to give headaches i suggest having hot coffee waiting." Ami-chan said. I smiled warmly at my Micheru , holding her mirror. " or in my case hot cocoa. It's Micherus favorite." I said.
Thankfully the two woke before the party ended. Usagi , her usual self was feeling a little playful. She looked at me a gleam in her eyes. " oh Haruka." She said. She walked up to me and whispered in my ear. " what!" i asked. " please , it is after all a good excuse as to why i wasn't in the garden with you and Mamoru." She said , giving me the puppy eyes. It was too much , i never could say no to her when she looked at me like that. I put my hand to my head. Of all the crazy things that woman can come up with. She was right though , it would look like we had set it up. see every year one party has a surprise that either scares or delights the guests. I think this time it will scare them. That was Rinnie-chans idea. " all right , Mamo-san , Micheru , we need you to go down stairs." I said. They looked at us quizzically. " you'll find out soon enough." I said rolling my eyes. I can't believe I'm doing this. I thought. They left. " ready?" i asked. " um hum." She said. ' Super Uranus Crystal power make up!" i shouted. She followed my lead. " moon cosmic Power!" she shouted. We both transformed. I super sailor Uranus , and she Eternal sailor moon. I picked her up. she grabbed Mamo-sans mask as we left. I jumped onto the railing , her in my arms. She made a rope appear as i shouted. " magic rope appear!". I took a hold of it , and we swung down. Releasing her we both somersaulted in the air a few times and landed on our feet. She of course had a softer landing because of her wings. After the shock left every one , including Micheru , and Mamo-san , every one applauded. We took hands and bowed on the plat form where the thrones rest. " how do you do it?" i asked her as i sat next to her. The way i was sitting it looked almost like i was her pet. We de-transformed. Micheru sat the same way by Mamo-san. Now i feel i must explain why i call Mamoru Mamo-san. I do not do this in public of course , every one must show their respect to the king and queen. He and I have gotten closer over the years. I've saved his tail more than a few times , and Usagi-chans even more. We are polite to each other in our respectful names. For example when we are on Uranus , or Neptune , he calls us Haruka , and Micheru sama , because we have clamed the thrones of those planets , making us rightful princesses of them. Thus explained i move on.
The party ended. I hadn't seen Makoto-chan , Minako-chan , or Rei-chan all night. " where is the rest of your court?" i asked Mamo-san. " i don't know , but we wanted to come over and have some tea with you to discus something." He said. " sure , any thing really important , you seem kinda angry at me." i said. " no , I'm only a little disappointed that the others didn't make it." He said.
We got to our house. I unlocked the door , and opened it. Lights off just as i had left. I turn the lights on , and the foyer is decorated. Micheru and i walk into the living room , and flip the light on. We were then ambushed by the three girls , and party poppers , those things that explode confetti every where. " happy anniversary!" every one shouts. Elsa , her husband , Rinnie , all her friends , Hotaru , the other scouts , and my favorite person in the entire planet , my blood brother Tokino Toby. We weren't really related , but i met him in 6th grade and we've been close ever since , however i hadn't seen him in years. I ran strait into his arms. " Haruka , are you happy to see me or what?" he asked rubbing his hand into my hair and totally messing it up. on this day 8 years ago , we returned to Tokyo. That's why , my Micheru and i were having a little party the next day , just for us and the inner senshi. I looked behind me. Micheru had a big smile. " you knew?" i asked walking to her. She only nodded looking into my eyes. " dear friends , for give me." i said. Every one was smiling. I bent down and kissed her. " Haruka , so sweet to me." she said. " me , you're the one who threw the party for me." i said. She put her arms around me , and hugged me. " i will die for you." she said. I looked at her for a moment. " and i for you." i said. Every one started awing. They all ways tell us we make a cute couple.
My Micheru and i lay sleeping. My arm around her , her hair under my face , her hand tightly laced with mine. Every thing had been perfect that night. Now we were sharing a dream about the beach , and the stars , and moon. If the ocean were alive i would have to be jealous. We laughed , and chased each other on the soft wet sand. We did this every night. Suddenly she disappeared. I woke immediately. Something was wrong. I was right. I looked up to see three men fighting her. One grabbed a hold of her , while she kicked the other two. I joined in. suddenly she cave a cry. They had jabbed one of those darts into her arm. " Haruka! Help me , please!" she yelled. I was about to do something when i felt some one hit me over the head. " Micheru!" i yelled as the last thing i saw , was her falling into the arms of the lunatic , then every thing went black.
I woke 12 hours later with a concussion , and a splitting headache. " Micheru , no! bring her back!" i shouted , i sprang up smacking Mako-chan. Then i narrowly missed Minako. Mamo-san took my arms. " sit down , your not fighting them , you fighting us." He said pulling back over to the bed. " why didn't i follow her , baka Haruka , i should have pretended to be asleep , and followed them. Now my Micheru is gone , who knows where!" i shouted. He held me down. I was bordering insanity. I saw only blurs of people through my tears. Then i heard him say some thing to some one in the room. I felt a prick in my arm , then every thing went black again.
I woke in a better state of mind. The senshi hovered around me , including Usagi-chan. " Haruka , I'm so sorry , this must be a shock to you." Usage's sweet voice said. She brushed my bangs out of my eyes , and my vision cleared. I looked away from her. " all i want is my Micheru. My Micheru is all that matters , and i won't sit by and wait for her body to show up! you all better let me out of this room now , or none of you will ever wonder again , what world shaking feels like!" i shouted standing up. no one stood in my way. Before i got too far though , my sadness over took me , and i fell to my knees in tears. My beloved Micheru was gone , and i had no way of knowing where she was , or what was happening to her.
(Micherus view.)
i woke , confined to a chair. It wasn't hard getting out of the ropes , because they had tied my wrists to the arms of the chair. My small hands slipped out with ease. I walked to a door and opened it. It was then that i realized i was on a plane. Some one sat in a seat right out side the door. I didn't see him as i walked out. I was fully prepared to jump if i couldn't get the plane to land. " so the beautiful miss Neptune awakes." He said. I swung around. " No! what do you people want! I said I'd stay silent and i did , until you tried to kill me. please let me go! Haruka and i will never say any thing , or name you." i said. " well that would sound all right to me , and yes we were going to kill you , but then we found out that you were sailor Neptune. That's why your here now , on your way to India." He said. " why India?" i asked. " our boss thinks you are pretty and want to add you to his collection." he said. " i don't understand." I said , hoping he would give me more information. " he has a collection of things he likes. One of those things being any thing to do with you. we set you up , that wasn't a real dream crystal. He hired us to get you for him , so we set up a fake crystal , and waited for you to come around the dock side." He said. " but you just said you were going to kill me." i said. " he decided it would be nicer to look at you alive , then dead." He said. " who is he?" i asked. " you'll know when you see him." He said. I decided i wasn't going to stay here. I reached for my henshin pen but it wasn't there. I looked at him in horror as he held it up for me to see. " don't under estimate us , Kaioh Micheru , we know every thing you think." He said. It was a bad day , and unable to maintain my composure , fell to the floor.
I don't know how long i was out , but it must have been a while , because i was on the ground , in a bed. Shear material hung from the ceiling above me. the room was dark , spare a single light just above me. i was startled by a deep voice from my side. The man was tall. He had piercing green eyes , and threateningly black hair. My breath caught in my throat. " i am Nicholas DeBlanch. I hope my employees haven't been too rough with you. oh , your wrist is bruised , I'll have to do something about that." He said. He gently took my hand. I was too stunned to say or do any thing , until he asked me something. " have you eaten?" he stared into my eyes intently. " not since last night." I said. " than come , and join me for dinner." He said. My heart beat wildly. All i wanted then was Haruka. I decided not to make him angry. He seemed like a nice enough person. And in all honesty i was hungry. He helped me stand. I wasn't feeling well , and almost tripped , but he caught me before i fell. " come we'll get you something right away , i fear they have treated you poorly." He said. " they knocked me out twice , and then spoke harshly to me. they said i was part of your collection of pretty things." i said , looking into his eyes. " collection? No , i only wanted you to spend a few days here in my palace." He said. He didn't know then. " did you tell them to bring me here , in any way they had to?" i asked. " no. i just said to bring you to me. why , what have they done?" he asked. I wasn't that baka. No i would tell him when and if i trusted him. We were walking down a hall now. I hadn't answered him. We stopped at a closed door. " i know that you are a world famous violinist. Would you care to play for me?" he asked. I did need to unwind. He was clearly not the bad guy in this. I just had to get him to prove it. " yes i would. And while i play , I'd like your employees to be there they might want to hear. don't tell them i am cooperating though." I said. " they are there now. Please tell me what they have done to you , and i will punish them accordingly." He said. " do you have a phone?" i asked. " no , I'm afraid not." He said. " there is one thing you should know first." I said. " and what is that?" he asked. " they may be trying to de-throne you." i said. We walked in. he had my wrist lightly. " please let go of me , i want to go home!" i said , pretending to try to pull away from him. " no , you will play for me." he said. " i don't want to." I said. " but you are world famous for it , how can you not want to?" he asked. " i just don't..." i said. Then i spun on my heel with all my weight and fell into his arms. He didn't know if i was acting or not. I reached out an arm. " Haruka! Don't let them! No I can't leave you! help me Haruka!" I shouted. Then i screamed and held my arm. I fell silent again. I flinched as he screamed. " get out! I told you to bring her to me not kidnap her from her home!" i began to whimper. " the crystal. Oh no , that persons dreams are gone now. How could they do that. I have to put it back together." I said as i made tears fall from my still closed eyes. Then i remembered. " my henshin pen. You have to give it back. I'll die with out it!" i yelled. I was fooling him. " where is it!" he yelled. I almost flinched again. I was leaning on him with my 100 pound body as he held me up on my feet. They gave it to him. " and what is this about a Dream Crystal?" he asked. " that's how they got me. They broke a Dream Crystal. They thought they'd hurt my mental strategies as a weapon against me , then kidnap me at the party and it would look like a crazed fan of mine , except Mamoru fought them away. Then they attacked the four of us , knocking both the Queen and I out with small wooden darts with a highly hallucinogenic drug on it. What they didn't think was that as a sailor senshi I am immune to it. They have figured that out and had a different drug on it. Then as their last and successful attack , they grabbed me out of my bed , away from Haruka , and proceeded to knock me out again. When I woke I found they had tied me to a chair in the cargo hatch of a small airplane. They had my henshin and I couldn't transform." I said opening my eyes and staring at them. The prince was vary angry. " Guards! Take these three traders to the jail when the storm clears take them to the city and let Mogoshin deal with them." He said. " no , please any one but her!" they shouted dropping to their knees at his feet. " away!" he shouted. At a wave of his hand they were dragged off. I sank to the floor crying finally. He knelt to me , and placed a hand on my shoulder. " I'll get you out of here as soon as I can. I'm afraid how ever , that my not be until tomorrow." He said. He handed my henshin to me. " thank you." I said taking it from him. " you are vary good at that you know. You had me going there for a few minutes." He said. I looked up at him. " I had to. I realize you're not the enemy here , I just hope you'll be kind to me while I'm stuck here. It's a sand storm right?" I asked. " yes , a strong one. The plane barely beat it in. an hour later and you probably would be stuck in the plane until tomorrow." He said. " how long have I been out? Most sand storms last several days." I said. " well I'll tell you this , it hasn't been since last night that you had something to eat. I am fearful of that. It has been three days." He said. " three days." I repeated. He nodded. " come , it's no wander you're so weak. I'll give you any thing." He said. " thank you." I said as he helped me to my feet.
The next morning I woke and the sun was shining brightly. The palace was a circle shape with a large indoor garden. It was glassed in at the top. He had all manner of plants , some even had flowers on them. I was standing in front of a small pond watching the tropical fish he had in it. The storm had stopped and the palace guards and servants alike were clearing away the sand. It would be another two days before the plane was ready to take us back to my poor Haruka. " no , I invited her here!" I heard him shout from behind. " Micheru , don't turn around." He said. In the water I could see a figure holding a sward above my head. I froze in place. " leave , I tell you I had her brought here. Please she's been through enough." He said. The man still stood there staring at me. " what is your name?" he asked. " if you put that sward down I'll tell you." I said. I took a deep breath as he brought the sward to my eyes and held it there just half an inch from my face. " what is your name?" he asked again. " Kaioh Micheru." I said , staring at the blade. " how did you get here?" he asked. " who are you?" I asked. He brought it down to my neck. " how did you get here?" he asked again. " please Micheru sama , just answer his questions." I heard the prince say. He was frightened , I could tell even though his voice was clear and unbroken. " I was taken from my bed three nights ago and brought here , where two men kept me drugged for three days , I am no threat to any one here." I said. " what does sama mean?" he asked. " it's a respectful term used in this time fore royalty." I said. " why does he address you this way? He is the prince." He said. I hesitated and the sward came closer. " I am the princess of Neptune." I said. " turn around and look at me." He said. I turned to look at him. He was tall , taller than Nicholas , and muscular. His face was covered by a thin piece of cloth attached to a head piece , all I could see of it were his black eyes and a small square of tan skin , he was from this country too. Though considerably smaller than he , if I could have gotten to my pen , which I foolishly left on the dresser in my room , I would have been able to take him , but I was helpless without a weapon. For the moment his sward was to his side which made me feel a little braver. " prince?" I called over the guards shoulder. " yes princess." He said. " please , go into the room you gave me , and bring me my pen." I said. " yes princess." He said. He brought it to me. I thrust it high in the air and shouted my henshin. I transformed. He tried to use the sward on me but I deep submerged him first. The blast threw him into one of the rooms. I let my suit fade and sat down. He walked up to me. " are you all right? I'm so sorry , that's my master guard I didn't inform him about you , I was on my way to him when I passed one of the open doors and saw you out here and him sneaking up on you." He said. " I just want to lay down for a while." I said. " can you walk?" he asked. That made me feel better. " um hum , thank you any way." I said standing up. He stood up too. " before you go , there should be some clothes in the closet , they are traditional but I think you'll be more comfortable instead of what you've got on." He said. " by the way why do you sleep in dresses?" he asked. I laughed. " it's a night gowned , Haruka bought it for me about a year ago , and it's just been my favorite ever since. But you're right , I don't ware it in the day. thank you." I said. " I'm afraid I have some bad news too. There was more damage done to the planes than I first thought. I don't know how long it will be before they can be flown." He said. " all right. I can't get mad , there is nothing we can do. Just please keep him away from me." I said. " agreed." He said.
Later that day I woke from a nap in a better mood. I had just finished changing when the prince knocked on the door. " come in." I said brightly. He opened the door and came in. " are you ready for dinner , or if you aren't hungry right now I can have the cook bring it to you later." He said. " oh , now is good." I said smiling at him. " you look better." He said. " now if I could get back to my normal weight I'd be fine." I said. " I hope you're not too far under your normal weight. I don't want you sick." He said. I smiled at him again. " no , not too far , only five pounds , just makes me nervous. You see I was sick a while back and I still suffer from it's affects." I said. He looked hurt. " I was not aware of that , what was wrong?" he asked. " a Neptuniean illness I caught. Only people from there can get it. It has some of the symptoms of the flu , but it's much worse. After about a week we called a doctor from Neptune who told us what it was. Apparently I had caught it from an escaped prisoner who we fought. I remember poor Haruka she was so worried about me." I said. " well come , I'll not have it." He said. He held out his hand to me and walked me down the hall to the dining room.
After dinner we sat there talking. Some one came into the room with a violin. At first I thought it was for me to play , but he walked to a stand and began to play. The prince stood and offered me his hand. I accepted , smiling at him. We began to waltz. " why were you afraid of the sward today? Aren't you immortal?" he asked. " I was afraid he would cut me." I said. " but I have a fully equipt hospital." He said. " I don't have red blood. If I ever had to have a transfusion I'd have to do it with some one from Neptune , who was some how related. I may be immortal , but I can die , and red blood just might kill me." I said. I suddenly felt weak. I put my hand on his shoulder for support. We stopped. " what's wrong?" he asked. " it's you. You're energy is so strong , but there is some thing wrong about it , you're warring a secret , please tell me what it is." I said. " I can't." he said pulling away from me. " you have to , I feel so weak. You have to tell me." I said through heavy breaths. " why did you not experience this earlier?" he asked. "I wasn't in such close contact with you. Please don't do this. Tell me what it is." I said. " I told you I can't! you'd hate me the rest of your life." He said. " that's not true. As a sailor senshi could never hate any one , not even an enemy." I pleaded. I was getting weaker and weaker by the second. I struggled to stay on my feet , but shook all over. My head spun. Oh why did ray have to do that to me? Why did I stay the night so long ago? It was just a silly sleep over with the other girls. But then , then I had that dream , that cursed dream , and found her with the great fire. That's when I got this. It wasn't her fault I realize , but she could have warned me about her spell , that it was meant for some one else. Secrets and lies , that's what I sense about people. I couldn't take it any more. I screamed in fear as the blackness swelled up around me. I don't even remember hitting the floor.
My eyes were still shut , I could hear things around me. My body lay still on a bed. My arms rested at my side. I stared at myself through a pool of water above me. The prince was no where to be seen. Movement from the door to the garden caught my eye. It was him. His guilt wore heavy on him as he took a rag from off the night stand out of a bowel of water. He didn't ring it out. In stead he let it drip onto my fore head drop by drop. Haruka had done this once. The water I was looking through rippled as each heavy , cold , wet drop of water hit. It ran down into my eyes , and my lungs took in air , involuntarily and deeply. I followed him back out to the garden where he looked into the water. I was there looking back at him. He turned , but my body still lay back in the room. " you look so beautiful in the water like that." He said sitting by me. " please tell me. If I promise to at least think about what you say will you please?" I asked. " are you stuck there until I do?" he asked. I sighed thinking about lying and saying yes , but that would be considered a secret as well as a lie , and I was trying to get him to tell me a secret. " no. I can return any time I wish." I said. He lowered his head. " all right. My secret , that I didn't want you to know , is that I'm in love with you." He said. I looked back over my shoulder and was gone from his sight. He turned as I walked out of the room. " there , that wasn't so bad was it? I don't hate you , but you know that Haruka is my life." I said walking up to him. I stood . starring at him. He stood. He leaned forwards to kiss me but I backed away. " no." I said. " vary well , I'm sorry." He said. " come with me , I want to show you some thing." He said. I followed him.
I looked around , crystals were every where. In the middle of all this was his dream crystal. It was nearly clear , only one dream remained. " you may look at it." He said. As I looked into the crystal I saw his dream , his last dream to come to light. The odd thing was that it was for me to be here with him. I was. Then I realized it. He was really beating himself up. He wanted me to be there willingly. Had they asked me I would have gone. I turned to him. " I am here willingly. If they had asked I would have come to you. Dream crystals are so important to me. It's funny I seem to have forgotten my own." I said. " I won't feel better until you come back. I only wanted to spend a few days with you is all." He said. " than when I come back , may I bring Haruka , and I can stay as long as you like." I said. " you'd spend time with me , if she were here?" He asked. " we aren't that inseparable , of course I would. Just don't expect me to jump on the next plane and come back." I said. " I understand. I wouldn't want you to. I am happy you're here." He said. " than stop looking so sad. You confessed your love to me , that's more than any man has ever gotten , be happy you got to do that. Almost every man in this world would envy you if they knew. Now is there any thing to do around this place?" I asked as we walked down the hall once more.
We now sat by the pond. We had been talking for nearly an hour. " you know what you're missing in here don't you?" I asked. The subject was the garden at the moment. " I can't see missing any thing." He said looking around. " you don't have any roses." I said. " what is a rose?" he asked. " you can't be real?" I asked starting to laugh at him. " I don't know what kind of a plant that is." He said. " I'll bring you one on my return." I said. " I'm afraid I don't get out much." He said. " tell me. Why do you cling to the palace so much. If I stayed in Tokyo for ever I'd go stir crazy." I said. " I don't know. I just have. The one night stay in Tokyo might help." He said. " the plane is ready sir." One of the guards said. " thank you." He said.
After I gathered the few things I had been able to bring with me , which included my mirror and henshin that are all ways with me , and the night gowned I came in. I didn't even have a pair of shoes. We boarded the plane. He carried me up to the horse , put me in it , then got on behind me , and after we got to the plane he carried me into it just so wouldn't burn my feet on the hot sand.
I had fallen asleep in his arms on the plane. It was half a days flight and I had stayed up late the night before , then gotten up early. I can't determine time because of the difference. It had been six and a half days since that night. The prince woke me as we were about to land. I sat up as the wheels hit the ground. It soon came to a stop the door opened and Haruka walked in. I stood. We stared at each other for a moment then she took me into her arms and kissed me. As I stood there in her arms , I felt weak again. Every thing was going too fast. I was afraid one of them would be mad at the other. I was afraid she would leave me once she figured out he was in love with me. I was relieved to be back home with her. I had my eyes closed. I opened them for a short second as I felt something sharp in my side. As the pain spread , the dark came again.
(Haruka's view.)
" Micheru!" I screamed. Some one had used a silencer on a gun and had shot her in the side. At first when she fell into my arms like that I thought she was dead. But her breathing became louder as she gasped in through the pain. She never even cried out. Hotaru came up to us. " they've caught him. He said he was aiming for you Haruka chan. Let me help her. It will be a while before we can get her out of here." She said. I looked at her. She isn't the frail thing she used to be. I nodded and stepped back laying her on the floor. Fists clenched I walked out to the man responsible.
It wasn't serious luckily , and she was released from the hospital three days later. In that three days I learned from the prince all that had happened in the days she was gone. we still were not sure if the dream crystal was real or not. Unknowingly it was real , it had been Micheru's. she had fulfilled all her dreams , so the only loss really was that Usagi couldn't add it to her garden , but another was made and it had a dream in it. A dream that was the most beautiful dream I have ever seen. Her new dream , that had been ignited like a flame , was to improve the crystals and heal the wounded minds of the people who wanted to destroy them. I asked her why. " because Haruka. I love you. I love Usagi , and Minako , and Setsuna , and all the other senshi. And it's a frightening thought that two common men , who had the intention to kill me , were able to get to , and destroy my dream crystal , and if I am a respected royal visiting a planet , than who is to say that those two can't get to Usagi's , or yours or even the lowliest persons. Every one has a right to dream and to fulfill those dreams and I want to protect them and keep them dreaming. Before I knew any thing of mine , it was the most horrible thing to destroy one , but if I'm not protected , then no one is." She said. I had never seen her more serious before in my life. We were at home. It was late. She lay down and looked up at me. I kissed her fore head. " good night my darling. See you on the beach." I said. She smiled and turned away from me as I put my arm around her. As we had all ways done I took her hand and she held it tight and hummed to me as we fell asleep.
The end…for now any way! MWA HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!